Bradley County

"Bradley County" map showing borders roads cities waterways national wildlife refuge
Banks (Bradley County)
  Banks is one of only three incorporated communities in Bradley County. Once known for its relationship ...
"A Black Brute Lynched" newspaper clipping
William and Henry Beavers (Lynchings of)
In 1890 and 1892, brothers William and Henry Beavers—both African American—were lynched near Warren (Bradl...
"Execution of a Murderer" newspaper clipping
William Binns (Execution of)
William Binns was hanged in Warren (Bradley County) on June 11, 1880, for the murder of another African Americ...
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Bradley County
  Bradley County, located in southern Arkansas in the West Gulf Coastal Plain, has become known nationall...
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Bradley County Courthouse and County Clerk's Office
The Bradley County Courthouse was designed by architect Frank W. Gibb and contracted by E. L. Koonce. Construc...
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Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival celebrates the pink tomato industry in southeastern Arkansas. Origina...
"Inhuman Edmunds" newspaper clipping
Howard Edmunds (Execution of)
Howard Edmunds was hanged on December 9, 1881, in Warren (Bradley County) for the murder of his young sister-i...
"He paid the penalty" newspaper clipping
Abe Frazier (Execution of)
Abe Frazier was executed at Warren (Bradley County) on November 28, 1884, for killing a man he claimed was ste...
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William Shields Goodwin (1866–1937)
William Shields Goodwin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the Seven...
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Crane Green (Lynching of)
On July 19, 1903, a twenty-three-year-old African American man named Crane Green was lynched near Warren (Brad...
Peter V. Green (1837–1869)
Confederate colonel Peter V. Green, an attorney of Bradley County, Arkansas, served during the Civil War as a ...
"Arkansas Murderers Lynched" newspaper clipping
Hamilton and Ludberry (Lynching of)
A lynching in Warren (Bradley County) was the subject of two different reports published in the January 23, 18...
"A Wealthy Planter Lynched" newspaper clipping
Henry Hamilton (Reported Lynching of)
Henry Hamilton, described as a wealthy landowner from Bradley County, was reportedly lynched by a mob on June ...
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Hermitage (Bradley County)
Built on what was once the farm of Wiley Powell and then Jefferson Singer, the city of Hermitage is located on...
Carroll Charles Hollensworth (1900–1959)
Carroll Charles Hollensworth was a prominent member of the Arkansas General Assembly in the 1930s, 1940s, and ...
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John Wilson Martin House
aka: Bradley County Historical Museum
The John Wilson Martin House in Warren (Bradley County), the oldest...
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Moro Bay State Park
Moro Bay State Park is one of the most popular locations for fishing and water sports in south central Arkansa...
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Herbert L. Thomas Sr. (1899–1982)
At the age of twenty-three, Herbert L. Thomas Sr. started one of the most successful business ventures of the ...
"Negro lynched had been identified by his intended victim but denied his guilt" newspaper clipping
John Turner (Lynching of)
An African American man named John Turner was lynched in Warren (Bradley County) on April 5, 1903, after havin...
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USS Bradley County (LST-400)
The USS Bradley County, originally USS LST-400, was a tank landing ship that served the U.S. Navy in the Europ...
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Warren (Bradley County)
Warren has been the Bradley County seat of justice since the county’s organization on December 18, 1840. Loc...
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James Perry Williams (1920–1995)
James Perry Williams dropped out of high school at Warren (Bradley County) and moved to the central Arkansas t...
"Lynch Law" newspaper clipping
William Yancey (Lynching of)
William Yancey, accused of being a horse thief, was attacked by a mob and hanged in western Bradley County whi...